Age of Empires 2 Official Expansion: The Conquerors
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Video Game Reviews of Age of Empires 2 Official Expansion: The Conquerors
Customer Review: A solid expansion that adds and fixes a lot
Summary: 5 Stars
Age of Empires II was already a very well done game and The Conquerors expansion fixes almost all of the few problems that The Age of kings had. A very welcome upgrade is that your villagers are much more independent. If you get some of your villagers to build a lumber camp, you don't have to tell them to start gathering wood when they finish. Right when they finish building it, they'll head for the nearest trees and start cutting them down. The same goes with mines and farms, giving you more time to tend to other matters. You can also set farms to automatically replant themselves. There are five new civilizations you can use ( Aztecs, Huns, Koreans, Mayans and Spanish). The Aztecs and the Mayans have buildings look very unique, but the other three are pretty much the same as the civilizations in The Age of Kings. As for new units, there are Eagle Warriors, Jaguar Warriors, Plumed Archers, Conquistadors, Tarkan, Petards, Missionary, War Wagons, halberdiers and hussar. There is also a new Korean unique unit, the Turtle Ship. There are some new powerful technology upgrades. There are also three new game types such as king of the hill, wonder race and defend the wonder. Other than that, the only real change in the overall game is the music and the little street that makes up the main menu, which is now covered with snow. The random map is still as good as ever and will keep you busy for a long time (at least it has for me). The new civilizations don't add a whole lot of new content and aren't much different then the ones that are already in The Age of Kings. Overall, I wish that the new civilizations had a more unique feel to them, but the new units and gameplay patches are worth it. Customer Review: Great game
Summary: 5 Stars
I think that this expansion pack for Age of Kings was a great expansion. I only feel that this doesn't keep your attention enough, despite what other reviews said. When I first played the trial version for Age of Kings, I was hooked. The music was great, the graphics were beautiful, and the gameplay was realistic. When I got the full version, I still liked it, despite the music in the game sounded like screeching metal compare to the trial version's. When I got The Conquerers expansion, the music was better, but still not as good as the trials. Anyhow, I bet you are fed up with me talking about the game's music.Here are cons(this should be quick) and the pros.(I hope you have some time on your hands.)
Cons:The music isn't as good as the trial's,but better than AOK.(don't kill me)
No new buildings,except wonders for new civs.
Many new units,but no new types of units. I wish they would have spies or something. This might not seem like such a big flaw, but I like variety.
Pros:Farm replanting is extremely useful.
The new units are strong and quick.
The Eagle Warrior proves that infantry can be as fast as calvary.
Petards.I don't use them very often, but they can be useful.
Unique technologies. The Aztec technology makes the Eagle Warrior a strong,quick attacker,thus making it indestructable almost.
Villagers are smarter. I counted on this many times when I first got this game.
New civs.These are the bread & butter of this expansion pack. This is what makes it sell. I like the Aztecs' unique tech and the Koreans' unique units.
New map types,including real world maps such as England and Byzantium.England is my favorite because of that isolated cliff area at the top of the screen.
New campaigns.These are fun to play around with to test AOK skills and to learn about the Middle Ages.
New cheat codes.(Please don't kill me)I like testing with Furious the Monkey Boy.
Other stuff I haven't mentioned.
Overall,this is a great expansion to a great game.Makes a great gift.
Customer Review: im still playing
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been playing for about 4 years now ,and still love it. Custom scenario is the best ,castle blood,world risk,and grave blood are all excellent games(note there are plenty of other games to play like deathmatch,random map,and bla bla bla).Age of Empires 2 is still the best game on the shelf.Age of Empires 3 is coming soon yeaaaaaaaa!Customer Review: Sheer Brilliance
Summary: 5 Stars
As the title says, sheer brilliance. I got the conquerors with Age of Kings in a gold edition. The Aztecs, Mayans & Spanish are nothing to brag about but the Koreans are brilliant. I don't think much about the war wagon but the turtle ship is amazing. The new farming scheme is very good. One downpoint about the game is when you set it to all techs the civilization you are can get the eagle warrior which isn't too realistic. This shoved aside, the game is fantastic.Customer Review: Essential
Summary: 5 Stars
The original Age of Kings was a great game. Perhaps it was a bit too favorable to two of the civs (ahem Teutons and Franks), but the campaigns were still a blast. The Conquerors isn't so much an expansion pack as a complete overhaul of the game. The civs have been radically balanced (especially with the patch, available on Ensemble's website), 5 (!) new civs have been added, and a ridculous amount of new random maps are now available. I also suspect that the enemy AI has been greatly honed, but I can't really prove it-- all I know is that they're still pretty darned tough on Moderate (for Random Maps-- Campaigns no longer have the same five level difficulty system).
If you already have Age of Kings, this is definitely worth the investment. Now that both have been bundled with the original Age of Empires, however, you might want to shell out the money for the deluxe pack (AoE is a much simpler game, but still worthwhile). Every night I hope that AoE III will be as good as The Conquerers, what I consider to be the peak of the AoE universe.